The call went out for volunteers to help search for Kyndall Jack and Nicholas Cendoya.

A young woman who got lost Easter Sunday 2013 while hiking in Trabuco Canyon with a friend who later admitted to drug possession is being sued by a volunteer who fell and suffered spinal injuries, but the lawsuit does not name the young man with the drugs as a co-defendant.

On Easter Sunday of 2013, Costa Mesa's Nic Cendoya and Kyndall Jack, 19 and 18 at the time respectively, set out on a relatively easy hike through Cleveland National Forest. They made an emergency call via a cell phone that night informing they were lost but the phone's battery died.

Cendoya was found weak and dehydrated on his fourth night in the canyon, and Jack was in a similar condition when she was airlifted out late the next morning, April 4. Sheriff's deputies later disclosed they'd found methamphetamine in Cendoya's empty car in a parking lot shortly after responding to the rescue.

Jack "headed out unprepared and unqualified to a remote and dangerous mountain area with the intent to take hallucinogenic drugs, knowing the likelihood of becoming disoriented, lost and requiring the subject rescue," alleges the negligence lawsuit filed against her in Orange County Superior Court on June 16. Her "willful conduct of placing herself in a recklessly dangerous situation caused the subject injury and devastation to plaintiff" Nick Papageorge's (yes, haters from previous stories, that is how he spells it).

Papageorge's suffered a broken spine after falling down a 110-foot cliff. He ultimately had to have titanium screws put in his back. No amount of damages is specified in his suit, although his attorney Eric Dubin claims his client's medical expenses exceeded $500,000. Dubin told City News Service he is hopeful Jack has insurance that can cover a damage award.

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People make mistakes, obviously their decision was wrong, and I'm sure the past year hasn't been easy, it is what it is, their safe, alive and made changes...time for everyone else to move on as they have themselves! To the gentlemen that volunteered, God bless your heart for taking time out of your personal life and clearly risking your life in search of the safety of others. No amount of gratitude can ever be repaid for his pain and permanent suffering :/

Cendoya and Jack are probably two of the biggest dumbasses you can find. After looking at his facebook page, thanks @centrifuge909 for the link and remembering back that Jack had a fundraising page. I really feel bad for Papageorge. He volunteers his time to look for two missing people and really hurts himself and incurs a lot of medical expenses. Maybe there should be some sort of clause, somewhere, where volunteers sign a release or are mandated to have medical insurance prior to volunteering. His heart was in the right place but I just don't think Jack is responsible for his medical expenses. I wonder if Papageorge had insurance? If there is any reason to have a very low monthly payment but high deductible plan it's for this very reason, a catastrophic event!

I really feel for Papageorge; his heart was in the right place going out there to volunteer, but his mind may have not been fully engaged putting himself in a precarious situation where he could fall down 100+ feet.

I think it's a shame that he has to bear the full cost of the consequences of his well-intentioned acts. It would be nice if there were some county funds that could be used or some charities that would help cover some of the expenses. Maybe even the hospitals could provide a Good Samaritan discount.

SO the lawsuit alleges that Cendoya willfully went out and put herself in danger by going into a wilderness area....but does not pass that same responsibility to Broke Back Man?!

Maybe Cendoya should sue the United States for having a National Forest which afforded her that risk. We should just all sue each other. I think I will sue OC Weekly for having this comments section that I am wasting time on while I should be working.

@bruz1111 Pussy? Really? I think his lawsuit is misdirected but I wouldn't call anyone a pussy who is trying to recoup a half a million in medical expenses he incurred while trying to help out his fellow mankind. That's harsh.

@949girl@bruz1111 Yes, as he was NOT asked to do this, and he was NOT trained to do it, hence he should fully pay the price not anyone else. Had he been an official S&R and got hurt, then yes insurance would cover it! To sue is a being a pussy and NOT a man ( my opinion).

@SummumBonum@paullucas714 Then if that's the case I don't see him having any standing to sue the girl? Especially if the contraband was found and linked to someone else. I have volunteered for many things over the years and its always been the case that the volunteers are covered by the insurance policy for the group that I would be volunteering for. In this case, the county of Orange. If this guy was not covered but the county allowed hi to go along for the adventure and the risks that go with it, then the county is culpable.

You know, there are plenty of gender-neutral terms you could use instead of "pussy" to express your distaste for his actions. I'm sick of the insults men hurl at other men that bash the female gender at the same time...

@paullucas714@SummumBonum The Costa Mesa Search Party Facebook page shows friends and family of the missing asked people to come out and search for them. The county government did not solicit such help, near as I can remember.

@MatthewTCoker@paullucas714@SummumBonum If thats the case then there is no way this girl can be found culpable I any court for the plaintiffs injuries. But if he went the route of claiming the county was culpable for allowing the volunteer to participate inn the search without any vetting or instruction s or safety meeting before hand then he would have standing. Trying to pin the medical tab on the girl is not going to fly. She did not solicit his aide, and the drugs were not found in her possession but the guys car. The volunteer has no standing to go after the girl who can be viewed as victim at this point. Now I can see why Todd Spitzer was trying to get the money out of these kids so he can wash his hands of the county's negligence in this case.

@fishwithoutbicycle@MatthewTCoker My memory is a fire rescuer also got hurt, through not as badly as Mr. Papageorge's, rescuing Ms. Jack the morning after Mr. Cendoya had been found. Perhaps it was also in the hours after Cendoya was rescued that Mr. Papageorge's fell. If Cendoya was already safe, it'd be hard to argue in court he was at fault?

That's true. But the bottom line is Papageorge volunteered to be part of rescue efforts of his own free will. He KNEW there was a risk...so neither Cendoya nor Jack should have to pay for his medical treatment.